MONTREAL — Quebec will begin offering an additional dose of COVID\u002D19 vaccine to vulnerable seniors and long\u002Dterm care residents, the province’s public health…
Dr. Luc Boileau said teams will travel to long-term care and seniors’ homes to offer a booster on site beginning Aug. 15.
“We invite all citizens who have that profile, especially those who are older, more vulnerable and with chronic illnesses, to take advantage of that vaccination,” he said. He said a new dose is recommended five months after the previous one, although those who have been infected with COVID-19 in the meantime can wait a little longer if they prefer.Article content
He urged those who are eligible for shots to get them rather than waiting for new vaccines that are more tailored to the currently circulating variants, because the timeline for rolling out the new vaccines remains unclear.
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